Waiting on the MacBook Pro

I started to get impatient last week waiting for my MacBook Pro to arrive at work. I've been using an old no-name Windows computer and my 12" Powerbook G4 to get my work done. The problem is that I can't put the Powerbook on the network unless I use wireless and I can only do that outside. So I've been doing some work on the Windows PC and other work outside. There's some other software and hardware I'm also waiting on and it's making it a pain to get some things done. The IT department told me the MacBook Pro won't ship until Nov. 16th, which means another two weeks without it...What's taking so long? by then I will have been on the job 6 weeks without the right equipment to do my work.